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Worries ahead for BJP as West Pak refugees, OBCs feel betrayed by local leaders 9/25/2019 10:14:08 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 25: Annoyed over repeated 'betrayal' by the local BJP, the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and West Pakistani Refugees (WPRs) have warned to launch agitation if their demands were not fulfilled after October 31 when J&K will be officially converned into Union Territory (UT). While as WPRs are annoyed over not allowing refugee youth to participate in police recruitment, there is a feeling among members OBCs of J&K that they are 'cheated and betrayed' by the local BJP leadership as there is no provision of implementing Mandal Commission report in the rules farmed for the newly carved UT. OBCs leaders are alleging that due to caste prejudice the incumbent BJP leadership has betrayed OBCs of J&K as there is no provision in Bill passed by the Parliament to extend reservation benefits for their community in the newly formed UT. In para 7 of page 44 and serial number 21 of page 52 of the Bill passed in the Parliament for the abrogation of Article 370 the new rules framed so far have stopped extension of the jurisdiction of National Commission for Backward...   READ MORE

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Govt suffers around Rs 40 Cr losses ration scandal culprits roaming free 9/25/2019 10:14:00 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 25: Even after the lapse of several months and continuous loot of public ration meant for the poor people of Kishtwar District, the authorities at the helm of the affairs in Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department (CAPD) fail to initiate the action against over a dozen employees including former Assistant Directors, TSOs, Storekeepers and other regular employees of the department who were involved in various ration scandals beside embezzlement in procurement of Kerosene Oil which was sold in black market, particularly the transporters who make its use in vehicles to cover the high cost of Diesel. As per the details available wi...   READ MORE   Govt not to impose curbs on caged politicians in JK's erstwhile winter capital Detained mainstream leaders to be shifted to Jammu with Durbar Move 9/25/2019 10:13:53 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 25: The Jammu and Kashmir administration is dispatching the detained leaders of various political groups of Kashmir to Jammu soon after the commencement of annual Durbar move taking place by the end of next month. There are more than 50 senior politicians of national conference, peoples democratic party, peoples conference and various other groups detained at various makeshift jails in Kashmir. They have been kept under custody to prevent the disturbance of law and order in Kashmir- a region infested with uncertainty and chaos for the past 52 days. On August 5, this year, the union government scrapped Article 370 that accorded special status to Jammu and K...   READ MORE   Govt announced spree of new college, already announced GDC Kalakote lacks requisite manpower and infrastructure 9/25/2019 10:13:43 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 25: Recently, the Higher Education department had announced new 50 degree colleges but already functional colleges which were announced with fanfare in 2010, have been craving for requisite permanent manpower and infrastructure. Sources informed Early Times that the department of Higher Education had announced GDC Kalakote in year of 2010 but till date the college is running in makeshift arrangement that too in five rooms hired from the Government Higher Secondary School Kalakote. "Since the announcement of college, the department concerned offered nine subjects but ironically only two permanent faculty of Political Science and Arabic is deputed while othe...   READ MORE   'We will get degree only, not knowledge' Poor planning defeats purpose of B.Ed. course for in-service teachers' 9/25/2019 10:13:36 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 25: Poor planning on the part of School Education Department has apparently defeated the purpose of B.Ed. course for the in-service teachers', as the teachers from Udhampur district who are pursing the degree have not received study material or call for personnel contract programme (PCP) from IGNOU. Moreover it would certainly affect the education of students of various schools when the teachers will attend PCP, Workshop and exam in one go. In-services teachers posted in Udhmapur district informed Early Times that the initiative taken by Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan in collaboration by IGNOU, could not serve its purpose. "B.Ed. is a professional co...   READ MORE   Top officials of J-K, MHA meet to discuss J-K Reorganisation Act 9/25/2019 10:13:25 PM Agencies NEW DELHI, Sept 25: Top officials of the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday discussed with Home Ministry officials on various aspects of the state Reorganisation Act and its implementation when the two union territories will come into existence on October 31, officials said. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam and Principal Secretary Rohit Kansal held a two-hour long meeting with Additional Secretary (JK Division) Gynesh Kumar on how to implement the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. As per the Act, union territories - Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh will be created on October 31, a Home Ministry official said. This was the second consecuti...   READ MORE   Studies in govt schools suffer badly with disengagement of over 1700 contractual lecturers since 40 days Session at its peak in winter zones, govt unmoved 9/25/2019 10:13:16 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 25: The unplanned disengagement of over 1700 Plus-2 contractual lecturers working in various government schools across the state, has jeopardized the future of thousands of students, whose syllabus of several subjects is still uncovered that too at a time when the session is at its closure. Sources informed Early Times that apart from regular faculty members, a total of 1711 Plus-2 contractual lecturers were engaged across the state, which included 752 contractual lecturers in Jammu division and 959 in Kashmir division. These Plus-2 contractual lecturers have been getting a paltry sum of Rs. 10,500 in plain areas while Rs. 14,000 in hard zone areas. The G...   READ MORE   People living in fear, no democracy in J-K: Azad 9/25/2019 10:13:05 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 25: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said there is no democracy in Jammu and Kashmir and people are living in fear after the Centre scrapped the state''s special status on August 5. Azad was talking to the media as he concluded his six-day tour of the state. "There is disappointment in Kashmir and the despair is also prevalent among the people in Jammu province. Except 100 or 200 people of the ruling party (BJP), nobody is happy (over the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the state into two Union Territories)," the former chief minister told reporters before leaving for Delhi. Azad, who had on Tuesday arrived in Jammu on t...   READ MORE   Munish thanks people for endorsing his vision 9/25/2019 10:12:51 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 25: Editor, Early Times, Munish Gupta, on Wednesday asked people to look beyond the politicians who, have represented them during the past 70 years. Carrying forward his mass contact programme in Karan Bagh, Chatha link road, Munish said, "The next Assembly elections which will be fought in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir are all set to change the destiny of the people." Munish, who would be contesting the forthcoming Assembly elections as an independen...   READ MORE   Post Article 370 army, police announces job for J&K youth 9/25/2019 10:04:52 PM Wajahat Shabir Early Times Repot Srinagar, Sept 25: Month after the Centre abrogated Article 370, the army and Jammu and Kashmir police has announced series of jobs opportunity for the youth of J&K. The development comes after the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi promised to provide employment opportunity to the youth of Jammu and Kashmir. First it was the army which on 17th September announced 2780 vacancies in the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry for the Unit Headquarter Quota. The recruitment will be done by ARO Srinagar ARO Jammu and JKLI Regiment Centre. The recruitment rally will be held next month on 3rd and 4th October at JKLI regiment centre. While on the other hand, T...   READ MORE

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